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Berkshire Bank

Berkshire Bank is one of Massachusetts' oldest and largest independent banks and the largest banking institution based in Western Massachusetts. The Bank is headquartered in Pittsfield, Massachusetts with branches serving communities throughout Western Massachusetts, Northeastern New York and Southern Vermont.

...nership with the East of the River Five Town Chamber of Commerce. The event is also sponsored by gold sponsor Berkshire Bank, with the reception sponsored by The Republican and the Regional Employment Board of Hampden Co...
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...in our communities and help our customers thrive and achieve whats most exciting in their lives. PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Bank has been recognized by AdvisoryHQ News as one of the Top 10 Best Banks in Massachusetts. “We ar...
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...ll merge into Berkshire Bank and its subsidiary, First Choice Loan Services Inc., will become a subsidiary of Berkshire Bank in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $111.7 million, Berkshire Bank said.
Berks...
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...er and loan officer. Gary Urkevich, executive vice president, Information Technology & Project Management and Berkshire Bank, ticked off a number of areas where banks need strong IT talent, with those roles including pro...
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..., provides employees with paid time off to volunteer during regular business hours. In 2015, more than 70% of Berkshire Bank’s employees provided more than 40,000 hours of service to benefit community organizations acros...
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...is now operating as a direct small business lending division of Berkshire Bank reporting up through the Bank's already established Small Business line of business, and originating SBA loans for Berkshire Bank. ...
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...l, career side of the spectrum, said Ashley Clark, YPS vice president and, by day, cash management officer at Berkshire Bank. She noted that she owes her current job to the one she had before it at TD Bank, which she att...
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...munity sponsorships, raising its total contributions in the community to more than $2.3 million. PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Bank announced that its two charitable foundations awarded a total of $1,810,229 in grants to nonpro...
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...n Bank and its president from 2013 until its acquisition by Berkshire Bank last year. Glenn Welch’s move from Berkshire Bank to Freedom Credit Union wasn’t very far geographically — just a half-mile north on Main Street ...
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...Greater Springfield, Inc. (ACCGS) is seeking nominations for its annual Super 60 awards program, sponsored by Berkshire Bank and WWLP-TV 22. Now in its 26th year, the awards program celebrates the success of the fastest-...
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...ilable.
The sale continues a long trend of local bank acquisitions.
Hampden Bank's $109 million merger with Berkshire Bank was recently approved and is expected to take shape in the next few months.
After Hampden was ...
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...t the annual event planned for April 22 at the Log Cabin Banquet and Meeting House in Holyoke. The banks are: Berkshire Bank, Country Bank for Savings, First Niagara Bank, PeoplesBank, United Bank, and Westfield Bank, ac...
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...shire's total contributions in the community to over $2 million.
Lori Gazzillo, vice president & director of Berkshire Bank Foundation said:
The bank's charitable foundation and bank sponsorships fund non-profit organi...
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